The curse of having expensive taste
Answering your questions
Good afternoon everyone, and happy Friday.
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An update on the podcast: I’m excited for you all to listen to the next season because the line-up is absolutely insane.
I’m also curious:
In today’s newsletter:
Hotel retail outlets: meaningful ROI or just for brand positioning?
My take on “farm hotels”
Why is it hard for hotels to absolutely nail the scent component?
Hotels should take note on this creative pre-opening marketing strategy
Art and hospitality come together in the Engadine Valley
“If you were intent on building a future at the intersection of hospitality, design, and AI-driven service, where would you meaningfully place your time?”
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Job Opportunity: Membership Director at Soho House, Los Angeles
For sale: Fully-entitled hospitality site in West Hollywood (~45,000 SF)
For sale: 18th century Georgian building in London Mayfair, which could be a private residence or members club (25,000 SF)
Investment Opportunity: Ultra-luxury hotel & residential development in Hudson Valley New York
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If you were intent on building a future at the intersection of hospitality, design, and AI-driven service, where would you meaningfully place your time?
I would work every job, from the bottom up. Start in housekeeping, spend some time in the kitchen, as a bellhop, concierge, front desk, etc. As a young person, you have time on your side and you should first pay your dues. By paying your dues, you not only gain solid skills that are necessary to succeed, you also get a fresh view of the industry and therefore can see what problems need to be solved and how. Too many young people think they can graduate from university and skip straight to doing the “cool job”. It just doesn’t work that way. Credibility is everything, and credibility must be earned. (*This person mentioned that he’s in his early 20’s.)
What do you think of stores inside hotels? Is there real ROI, or is it mostly positioning?